Sorry Joe, just because I believe in the rule of law does not necessarily mean that I agree with everything in relation to the law. I did lobby my MP when I lived in UK. On one occasion, just before a vote on the death penalty, I got him to change his mind and vote for it's retention.Originally Posted by joebloggs
and you think justice was done with regards to your brothers murderer ?
if you was james father, you think justice was done, they got 8yrs in a secure home, for beating your 2 year old son to death
my younger brother was not murdered, but was kicked by 2 drunken yobs and was in a coma, some justice my brother got, he never fully recovered from it, im at work now, so i cant tell you now what i think of the CPS and lawyers
But as I say, most people do not make the effort to influence their law makers and then think for some reason that justifies them saying they have the right to take the law into their own hands.
I bet very few people have ever even spoken to their MP let alone tried to influence them. The way I see it (saw it when I lived in UK and still do in Spain with my local council here) is that my MP is there to represent my view. If I don't tell him what that is, why would I be surprised that he votes the way he wants and not the way I want ?
